Leon LOHRISCH

LOHRISCH, Leon

Service Number: 22418
Enlisted: 4 September 1939
Last Rank: Able Seaman
Last Unit: HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
Born: Clermont, Queensland, Australia, 4 September 1921
Home Town: South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Killed in Action, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 20 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Able Seaman, 22418, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
4 Sep 1939: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 22418

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Able Seaman L. Lohrisch (20), only son of Mrs. L. Lohrisch, Stephens Road, South Brisbane, who has been reported missing. He was a member of the crew of H.M.A.S. 
Perth.